BMW takes slow road to high-speed autonomyAuto News

The automaker wants to make sure its cars can drive without human intervention at highway speeds.

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'Iron Man' vests aid BMW assembly workersAuto News

In Spartanburg, wearable robotics help workers install heat shields and more. It's part of a culture of innovation at the plant.

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Used-car fraud ring targets automated payoff systemsAuto News

Dealers and lenders are getting stung by a new type of used-vehicle sales fraud that takes advantage of banks' automated payoff systems.

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GM looks to build on minority dealer gainsAuto News

In terms of adding minority dealers, GM paced the U.S. industry last year with 17 net additions. It wants to top that this year.

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Jesse Jackson ready to go to Germany to discuss BMW boycottAuto News

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who called for a boycott of BMW over a lack of diversity in its dealer body, said he is willing to go to Germany to meet BMW executives.

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Rules hindering self-driving cars targeted for cuts by NHTSAAuto News

NHTSA is considering eliminating regulations that currently block self-driving vehicles designed without steering wheels, brake pedals or other driver controls from hitting the road.

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Strong but lower Oct. U.S. sales expected; Feds probe Fusion steering wheels; VW penalties help...
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Tenneco Q3 net income up after adjustment Auto News

Tenneco said its third-quarter net income plummeted 57 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2016 that benefited from a hefty foreign tax credit alteration.

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Tesla opens free-standing gallery in suburban Detroit mallAuto News

Tesla opened a standalone gallery in at the Somerset Collection in suburban Detroit -- right next to an Apple store.

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NHTSA launches pilot program to alert owners of uncompleted auto recallsAuto News

NHTSA said it is funding a pilot program that will notify drivers in Maryland if they have open uncompleted recalls at the time they register their vehicles.

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Ford-backed Argo AI acquires lidar companyAuto News

Argo AI, an artificial-intelligence firm majority owned by Ford, has acquired a lidar supplier whose technology can help autonomous vehicles operate in bad weather and at high speeds.

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DealerSocket CEO puts focus on customersAuto News

In this QandA, DealerSocket's new CEO talks about goals, online retailing and the possibility of offering a dealership management system for franchised dealerships.

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Extent of VW emissions cheating discussed earlier than known, report saysAuto News

VW engineers told top managers that diesel emissions manipulations went far beyond issues in the U.S. two days before VW made a public announcement, a German newspaper reported.

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FCA to close trucking hub near Toledo plantAuto News

FCA filed notice with state regulators in Ohio this week that it intends to close a truck transportation hub in Toledo, cutting 92 jobs, beginning in January.

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U.S. probes Ford Fusions for potential detached steering wheelsAuto News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it is opening a preliminary investigation into 841,000 Ford cars over concerns steering wheels could detach while driving.

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Musk's plant makeover even more of a long shot as Model 3 lagsAuto News

Tesla's plan to make half a million cars next year became all-the-more ambitious after the sluggish start the company got off to with its most important electric vehicle yet, the Model 3 sedan.

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Chassix to acquire Benteler's automotive casting businessAuto News

Detroit area auto supplier Chassix signed an agreement to acquire Austrian conglomerate Benteler International's automotive casting business.

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